F.E.A.R.: a next generation first person shooter

Patrick · 20th June 2004, 04:15 PM

WARNING: SCARY PICTURES

Well why the fuck not. This is about as best as I can contribute at this point and time.

Monolith Productions, the people behind (apparently) several game engines, as well as the upcoming MMORPG The Matrix Online, have put together a first person shooter. A, next generation, first person shooter. Now, in the following year since Half-Life 2 first appeared on the E3 showroom floor, not to mention Doom 3 a little while before it, a lot of game companies have made a lot of head way with their graphics engines, to the point where they look just as good, if not better, than what Valve or id has put out. And, perhaps in F.E.A.R.'s case, a degree or two better. The engine uses of Monolith's own engines, I think. So, uh, it looks really great. Yeah.

The story . . . is kind of a mystery at this moment. What is known:

An unknown "terrorist" orginazation has recently stormed a very high-brow technology corporation, which happens to be located in this ENORMOUS high-rise. The government quickly sends in CT specialists Delta Force to quell the situation, but apparently there were "complications." Two hours later, you haven't heard from them since. You, being F.E.A.R., First Encounter Assault and Recon, are now sent in not to try and rescue hostages or find some M.I.A.'s or something, but to just find out . . . what happened. According to your chief, "those gauys gert tern ta peeces in therr." Delta Force is sending in more operatives to lock things down, and your character, first day on the job apparently, gets put right into the shit. You're battling heavily armed soldiers (terrorists) from the second you get dropped from your chopper on the helipad of said high-brow technology company.

The locale, so far, has taken place totally within the confines of the nameless technology building, in the trailer anyway. I have seen screenshots where your riding shotgun with your buddy in a squadcar, back down on level one. I guess you could say it's your typical corridor shooter, almost. It's all very dark, square, but pretty, and firefight ready.

Ok, so what do we have so far? Well, for those who care so much that you have kept reading, we have:
- an extreme solid game engine, which has::
+graphics on par with Doom 3 (character models actually look eerily similar, perhaps it just doesn't get any better? o_O)
+realistic physics engine, ragdolls, shell casings, the environment itself, the damn works
+special effects out the wazoo's arse. motion blurring, environement warping, various particle effects, lighting effects, oh my god it looks so reaaaaaaal
+sound crisp and crystal clear. not sure on what type of hardware it handles, but, damn, it'll get your blood flowing.
- somewhat cliched story, but opens up for a whole world of possiblities.
- Half-Life
- The Ring

yes. From what I seen from my uber-eleet Gamespot trailer, the game could best be described as a mixture of Half-Life, and The Ring. And I'm not just sheltered and reaching for the first two decent horror-themed articles I could find.

Yeah, then just imagine I copied the first image URL back again. That's kind of what it looks like. That girl does some other freaky, freaky shit. I won't spoil it, unless you so inquire about it later.

No one knows that much, but apparently, this girl was the fate of Delta Force, as well as the poor workers of Technolo-co where the terrorists took over (and YOU currently are). Hmm, what would a ghost girl want at a technology company. . ? And why is she making people die horrible gruesome deaths? Hmm . . . the possibilities are endless! Well, not really, but it is pretty cool. In my opinion.

Oh yeah, the deaths. There're bound to be a lot of them, what with SA-DA-CO walking around, and you being an elite counter-terrorist weapon. Weapons . . . there are four so far: an awesome rifle/sub-machine gun with appended scope and flashlite, which goes on everytime you point it at the dark, your standard boomstick shotgun, nades (environment warp put especially well when these go off), and, oh yeah, YOURSELF. The game is TRUE first person, and your not body is not just a camera moving about a game world. When you look down, you can see your feet, your shadow, and of course your gun. When you pull off a BADASS DROPKICK, the camera and the rest of your body reacts in such a way that is REALISTIC and totally cool looking. I'd take a picture of it but you know. Maybe later.

So, yeah, that's my long thing. It looks to be extremely awesome, extremely scary, and that extreme app you've been looking for to put your totally extreme (sorry) next-generation prepped tricked out system to work. After HL2 and Doom3 of course.

I might have gone overboard, but I don't mind. It's not BROKEN by any means. :)

Patrick · 20th June 2004, 04:24 PM

I'm not expecting this thread to get any posts, but here's a pity post from myself to myself, in pity.

Cherrn · 20th June 2004, 04:24 PM

I wasn't initially impressed by what I heard of this game, but those screenshots... make me very interested.

Though I'll never be able to run it on my computer, of course. Hope there's an Xbox version coming or something.

P.S.: You're doing great so far, trooper!

Patrick · 20th June 2004, 04:27 PM

Yes, initially I didn't see what seperated this from the rest of the next-gen crowd, but the girl really did it for me.

It plays its cards right, and it could really, well, be something.

Cherrn · 27th July 2004, 07:58 AM

http://fear.gamevision-network.de/eng/videos.php

GOOD GOD, it looks good. The three gameplay trailers are 350 MB combined, but they're very, VERY impressive.
Think RINGU + GHOST IN THE SHELL + HALF-LIFE.

Again, I'll never be able to run it on my computer, but I'm spiritually looking more forward to it than Half-Life 2. I was genuinely scared by the scene in the "anger room".

***Spidey*** · 27th July 2004, 08:11 AM

I cant see the pictures.

But yes, the game looks awesome.

Tenmiles · 27th July 2004, 09:36 AM

Monolith.. Shogo, Blood 2, no one lives forever 1 and 2, sanity, contract j.a.c.k., aliens versus predator 2.. this will be good, only 1 of the game on that list is complete shit

Mr. Rottweiler · 27th July 2004, 10:50 AM

Isn't that shot of the girl in red from Ring: Terror's Realm for the Dreamcast?

LOOK AT ME! I'M A BUMBLEFUCK! · 27th July 2004, 11:42 AM

The pics are broke :<

Cherrn · 27th July 2004, 05:11 PM

The pics aren't important; the videos are! :SSS

Edit: Oh, they're down.

Torrent: http://www.lokitorrent.com/download....com%5D.torrent

Patrick · 27th July 2004, 07:04 PM

Yeah, sorry dooders, the pictures are gone :(

But download the trailer, as it is totally awesome

El Fuerte's #1 Fan · 28th July 2004, 02:28 PM

WTF... I can't believe what I saw on those videos! I bet 2 years should pass until a video card with such power can afford such graphics O_o

RadarRider · 29th July 2004, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenmiles

Monolith.. Shogo, Blood 2, no one lives forever 1 and 2, sanity, contract j.a.c.k., aliens versus predator 2.. this will be good, only 1 of the game on that list is complete shit

Which one?

Tenmiles · 29th July 2004, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadarRider

Which one?

the one with ice t

Vertigo · 29th July 2004, 01:33 PM

I am a huge NOLF fan, but Contract Jack was pretty much shit.

And let's not forget Tron 2.0 among their accolades. Not a Nolf, but still a good game.

Mei Shin Wong · 30th July 2004, 03:28 PM

A new FPS.....?? Hmmmm.....

Patrick · 19th August 2004, 08:33 AM

http://www.worthplaying.com/article....thread&order=0

-
sadako

http://www.worthplaying.com/press/149/fear_Girl_1.jpg

http://www.worthplaying.com/press/149/fear_Girl_2.jpg

http://www.worthplaying.com/press/149/fear_Girl_4.jpg

http://www.worthplaying.com/press/149/fear_Girl_3.jpg

doom what now

***EvilNeil*** · 19th August 2004, 08:54 AM

Is that girl walking on the ceiling in pic #4? That's rad.

Also: this clearly isn't as good as DOOM3 because you can actually see what's happening.

Mitch · 19th August 2004, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catholi jizm

...The game is TRUE first person, and your not body is not just a camera moving about a game world. When you look down, you can see your feet, your shadow, and of course your gun...

Yes, finally! This has been looking really strange since Quake 1. Your screenshots don't work, by the way. Fix!!! And if you got some video of this game, come to the new hub and share already! :-]

***EvilNeil*** · 19th August 2004, 09:10 AM

Didn't that weird box-pushing 'Jurassic Park' FPS thing have a body for the player? I remember an arm, and tits, at the very least.

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20th June 2004, 04:15 PM	#1
Patrick SWIM TO THE MOON Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PATRICK. Posts: 581	F.E.A.R.: a next generation first person shooter WARNING: SCARY PICTURES Well why the fuck not. This is about as best as I can contribute at this point and time. Monolith Productions, the people behind (apparently) several game engines, as well as the upcoming MMORPG The Matrix Online, have put together a first person shooter. A, next generation, first person shooter. Now, in the following year since Half-Life 2 first appeared on the E3 showroom floor, not to mention Doom 3 a little while before it, a lot of game companies have made a lot of head way with their graphics engines, to the point where they look just as good, if not better, than what Valve or id has put out. And, perhaps in F.E.A.R.'s case, a degree or two better. The engine uses of Monolith's own engines, I think. So, uh, it looks really great. Yeah. The story . . . is kind of a mystery at this moment. What is known: An unknown "terrorist" orginazation has recently stormed a very high-brow technology corporation, which happens to be located in this ENORMOUS high-rise. The government quickly sends in CT specialists Delta Force to quell the situation, but apparently there were "complications." Two hours later, you haven't heard from them since. You, being F.E.A.R., First Encounter Assault and Recon, are now sent in not to try and rescue hostages or find some M.I.A.'s or something, but to just find out . . . what happened. According to your chief, "those gauys gert tern ta peeces in therr." Delta Force is sending in more operatives to lock things down, and your character, first day on the job apparently, gets put right into the shit. You're battling heavily armed soldiers (terrorists) from the second you get dropped from your chopper on the helipad of said high-brow technology company. The locale, so far, has taken place totally within the confines of the nameless technology building, in the trailer anyway. I have seen screenshots where your riding shotgun with your buddy in a squadcar, back down on level one. I guess you could say it's your typical corridor shooter, almost. It's all very dark, square, but pretty, and firefight ready. Ok, so what do we have so far? Well, for those who care so much that you have kept reading, we have: - an extreme solid game engine, which has:: +graphics on par with Doom 3 (character models actually look eerily similar, perhaps it just doesn't get any better? o_O) +realistic physics engine, ragdolls, shell casings, the environment itself, the damn works +special effects out the wazoo's arse. motion blurring, environement warping, various particle effects, lighting effects, oh my god it looks so reaaaaaaal +sound crisp and crystal clear. not sure on what type of hardware it handles, but, damn, it'll get your blood flowing. - somewhat cliched story, but opens up for a whole world of possiblities. - Half-Life - The Ring yes. From what I seen from my uber-eleet Gamespot trailer, the game could best be described as a mixture of Half-Life, and The Ring. And I'm not just sheltered and reaching for the first two decent horror-themed articles I could find. Yeah, then just imagine I copied the first image URL back again. That's kind of what it looks like. That girl does some other freaky, freaky shit. I won't spoil it, unless you so inquire about it later. No one knows that much, but apparently, this girl was the fate of Delta Force, as well as the poor workers of Technolo-co where the terrorists took over (and YOU currently are). Hmm, what would a ghost girl want at a technology company. . ? And why is she making people die horrible gruesome deaths? Hmm . . . the possibilities are endless! Well, not really, but it is pretty cool. In my opinion. Oh yeah, the deaths. There're bound to be a lot of them, what with SA-DA-CO walking around, and you being an elite counter-terrorist weapon. Weapons . . . there are four so far: an awesome rifle/sub-machine gun with appended scope and flashlite, which goes on everytime you point it at the dark, your standard boomstick shotgun, nades (environment warp put especially well when these go off), and, oh yeah, YOURSELF. The game is TRUE first person, and your not body is not just a camera moving about a game world. When you look down, you can see your feet, your shadow, and of course your gun. When you pull off a BADASS DROPKICK, the camera and the rest of your body reacts in such a way that is REALISTIC and totally cool looking. I'd take a picture of it but you know. Maybe later. So, yeah, that's my long thing. It looks to be extremely awesome, extremely scary, and that extreme app you've been looking for to put your totally extreme (sorry) next-generation prepped tricked out system to work. After HL2 and Doom3 of course. I might have gone overboard, but I don't mind. It's not BROKEN by any means. :)

20th June 2004, 04:24 PM	#2
Patrick SWIM TO THE MOON Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PATRICK. Posts: 581	I'm not expecting this thread to get any posts, but here's a pity post from myself to myself, in pity.

20th June 2004, 04:24 PM	#3
Cherrn Video game music Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 8,972	I wasn't initially impressed by what I heard of this game, but those screenshots... make me very interested. Though I'll never be able to run it on my computer, of course. Hope there's an Xbox version coming or something. P.S.: You're doing great so far, trooper!

20th June 2004, 04:27 PM	#4
Patrick SWIM TO THE MOON Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PATRICK. Posts: 581	Yes, initially I didn't see what seperated this from the rest of the next-gen crowd, but the girl really did it for me. It plays its cards right, and it could really, well, be something.

27th July 2004, 07:58 AM	#5
Cherrn Video game music Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 8,972	http://fear.gamevision-network.de/eng/videos.php GOOD GOD, it looks good. The three gameplay trailers are 350 MB combined, but they're very, VERY impressive. Think RINGU + GHOST IN THE SHELL + HALF-LIFE. Again, I'll never be able to run it on my computer, but I'm spiritually looking more forward to it than Half-Life 2. I was genuinely scared by the scene in the "anger room".

27th July 2004, 08:11 AM	#6
*Spidey* R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Fort Myers, FL Posts: 6,734	I cant see the pictures. But yes, the game looks awesome.

27th July 2004, 09:36 AM	#7
Tenmiles Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,225	Monolith.. Shogo, Blood 2, no one lives forever 1 and 2, sanity, contract j.a.c.k., aliens versus predator 2.. this will be good, only 1 of the game on that list is complete shit

27th July 2004, 11:42 AM	#9
LOOK AT ME! I'M A BUMBLEFUCK! I COMPLETELY FUCKED UP! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bongville Posts: 1,911	The pics are broke :<

27th July 2004, 05:11 PM	#10
Cherrn Video game music Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 8,972	The pics aren't important; the videos are! :SSS Edit: Oh, they're down. Torrent: http://www.lokitorrent.com/download....com%5D.torrent

27th July 2004, 07:04 PM	#11
Patrick SWIM TO THE MOON Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PATRICK. Posts: 581	Yeah, sorry dooders, the pictures are gone :( But download the trailer, as it is totally awesome

28th July 2004, 02:28 PM	#12
El Fuerte's #1 Fan I fucking love this guy! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: School's library ;_; Posts: 3,139	WTF... I can't believe what I saw on those videos! I bet 2 years should pass until a video card with such power can afford such graphics O_o

29th July 2004, 01:33 PM	#15
Vertigo Cream Pie Director Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 738	I am a huge NOLF fan, but Contract Jack was pretty much shit. And let's not forget Tron 2.0 among their accolades. Not a Nolf, but still a good game.

30th July 2004, 03:28 PM	#16
Mei Shin Wong S.T.A.R.S. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Racoon City Posts: 751	A new FPS.....?? Hmmmm.....

19th August 2004, 08:54 AM	#18
*EvilNeil* Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 10,608	Is that girl walking on the ceiling in pic #4? That's rad. Also: this clearly isn't as good as DOOM3 because you can actually see what's happening.

19th August 2004, 09:10 AM	#20
*EvilNeil* Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 10,608	Didn't that weird box-pushing 'Jurassic Park' FPS thing have a body for the player? I remember an arm, and tits, at the very least.